Basic Safety Tips For Driving At Night

Traveling at night presents us with very different challenges compared to those faced during the day; we eliminate the benefit of colour, contrast, peripheral vision and depth perception, making journeys far more dangerous. Not only is it more difficult for all of us to spot hazards, it's also harder for others to spot you. Traffic death rates are three times greater at night than during the day, yet many of us are ignorant of the techniques that may be used to cope with these conditions successfully.

* Make sure that all your exterior automobile lights work properly before setting off on any journey.

* Keep your front lights and windows clean; dirty front lights can decrease efficiency by as much as 90%, while dirty windows may increase glare, which makes it more difficult to see.

* Switch your lights on 1 hour before sunset and keep them on as a minimum 1 hour after sunrise. This makes it easier for other drivers to see you in the twilight and dawn light.

* Keep your eyes open for pedestrians, bike riders and motorcycle riders, particularly those who are not wearing bright clothes or do not have lights. You ought to take extra care when driving past cinemas, theatres, clubs and pubs - particularly at closing time.

* Make sure that you drive at a speed that allows you to stop inside the distance you can see. Driving quickly at night time is much more dangerous than in the daytime due to reduced visibility; always make sure that you have plenty of time to stop when you see something dangerous on the highway ahead.

* While driving, keep looking for flashes or beams of light at curves, hilltops and junctions which may reveal the headlights of another vehicle coming towards you.

* Always use your dipped headlights when driving in urban areas. You can use your full beams on other roads, but you must remember to dip them when there is someone in front of you or coming towards you.

* Avoid flashing your full beams at a driver who's coming towards you with their full beams on; it will only raise the risk that the two of you will not be able to see.

* If you're dazzled by the lights of an oncoming driver, decelerate and glance down to the nearside of the street to the kerb or the line marking the outside edge of the traffic lane. If you're dazzled by the lights of a vehicle driving behind you, alter your rear view mirror to cut out as much of the light as possible.

* Raise the distance that you would typically keep between your car and the car ahead; allowing a 4-5 second gap will give you more chance to spot potential problems plus more time to respond.

* Night driving is usually quite tiring, so make certain you have plenty of breaks to allow your eyes time to recover. Have a short nap or even a brisk walk, or have some caffeine to help you stay alert.

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Basic Tools Needed To Paint Your Chopper Motorcycle

PROFESSIONAL AIR BRUSH KIT

Professional air brush kit is the most basic tool which is required to paint a chopper motorcycle. It sprays enamels lacquers inks and other liquids, which operate on fifteen to fifty pounds per square inch pressure. It is an internal combine air brush with twin action trigger, which gives only single finger control of air-flow and pattern width. To assure more uniform coverage, an internal combine air brush is used. By using it, you can paint each and every part of your chopper motorcycles as its pattern adjusts from fine line 1/16 inches to broad 1-1/2 inches. It can easily used with the help of compressor or carbon dioxide tank. Air brush with 1/4 - oz. ink (paint) jar, one 2 - oz. jar and two 3/4 - oz. ink (paint) jars with covers, for detail work one ink (paint) tip is also included in professional air brush kit.

PAINT STRIPING TOOL

Paint striping tool is used to paint the edges of a chopper motorcycle. With the help of paint striping tool, you can easily paints a single line or two parallel lines at same time. It can also be used to make latest and hottest designs on your chopper motorcycle. Making your own custom designs can be proved very valuable as it is different from the various designs which are easily available in the market. Six striping wheels (two 1/16 inches two 1/32 inches one 3/32 inches and one 1/4 inches), four spacers (two 1/16 inches one 1-32 inches and one 3/32 inches), additional washer, storage tray, two 1/2 - oz. jars, instructions and idea booklet are also included in this tool kit.

GRAVITY FEED AIR SPRAY GUN

Gravity feed air spray gun is very fast as compared to any other spray gun available in the market. Gravity feed air spray gun kit is the best spray gun as it includes additional nozzle, air cap, and separate needle sets. For more efficient ink (paint) flow, better control and easier maneuvering overhead cup is included in the kit. The removable air regulator is used to controls the air pressure and allows the user to use the ink (paint) of any thickness. It also maintains the desired pressure and it is unaffected by the power the compressor. Spray pattern (from flat to round) and material flow of ink (paint) are adjusted by inbuilt regulators. Its weighs is less than 2-1/2 pounds with air regulator. It has external supply gun which has die-cast aluminum body with trigger control 1.4 millimeter and stainless steel nozzle and ink (paint) tip. It has non drip 20 - oz. plastic jar with cap above gun that allows the user for more accurate control and assures an excellent job even when using just a small amount of ink (paint). It also includes tool set and choke strainer. Its working pressure is fifteen to fifty pounds per square inch pressure.

SPRAY PAINT RESPIRATOR

Spray paint respirator is one of the important equipment required to paint a chopper motorcycle. Spray paint respirator is a plastic face cover that protects your mouth, eyes etc form the paint that you are using.

TOOLS AND REPAIR KIT

Tools and Repair kit contains all the basic tools kit you required to dismantle or to assemble your chopper motorcycle.

These types of tools kit contain tools like hammer, screw driver, nails, sandpaper, share blades, dent puller and many other basic tools to fulfill your requirement. There are various types of sandpaper (rough sandpaper, fine sandpaper etc.) are also included in these tool kits.

BUFFING KIT

Buffing Kit is used to shine the metals like stainless steel, aluminum, gold, silver, zinc etc. Buffing Kit can be used with six inches bench grinder or with any electric motor with 1/2 inches to 5/8 inches. You can also use buffing kit with 1/4 inches or 3/8 inches drill machine. But these types of drill machines are not included in the buffing kit. It can play a very important role during the sanding and polishing process of the motorcycle.

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